God puts us in positions of desperation SO THAT we will seek Him
December 3, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment
This has to be my biggest AHH! moment yet.
I was looking for something on the net (don’t recall what) and found a great blog that I began reading.
There was a particular post about prayer and fasting that caught my eye and when I read this line my heart stopped
“God puts us in positions of desperation SO THAT we will seek Him”
Source: Ron’s Reflections…. Discerning God’s Will For The Church
Really…. to be honest it seemed so cliche for me to turn to God at the time when I was unsure what to do or what direction to take. My life was crumbling and I turned to God. I actually thought I was quite weak doing so and that the best time to find God was when things are going well in life.
From my understanding of what I read it seems that when God wants your attention He’s going to strip you down to nothing until you turn to Him. And let’s face it with me He had no other option because in my pursuit for financial freedom I left Him behind and decided I could do it all by myself. I stopped listening to every spiritual power I had around me so I guess I deserve to me where I am right now. Tough love. Great lesson.
God puts us in a position where we need to turn to him for help
2 Chronicles 19:12
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon you”
After looking up that passage I noticed I had two more underlined because we had covered them in bible study a few weeks ago.
So there you are desperate and having turned to God and what you find is when you ask for help He provides it.
2 Chronicles 19:15
“…….. thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours, but God’s”
Now, how many times in personal development have you heard the expression to let go and let God. Some people will tell you to let go and hand your problems over to a higher power. However you have heard it, it all amounts to the same thing. Its easier to stop trying to work things about yourself and to hand it over to God (or whatever name you perfer to use).
Even Earl Nightingale in his CD “The Strangest Secret” said we should focus on what we want and leave how we will get it to a higher source.
2 Chronicles 19:20
“…….. Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper”
I’m sure I don’t have to explain that meaning to you. My belief in God (or whatever you prefer to call that higher power) is what will bring me through this situation. The great news is that I never really had a relationship with God. My spiritual focus was on the angel realm and my spritual guide. But right now I am enjoying having a Father and getting to learn to know and love Him.
Just remind me when life is prosperous (because it will be very soon) not to turn away from Him again but to praise Him even more for all he has done.
There’s a lesson for you in all of this even if you are not religious or you don’t subscribe to the word God. Please don’t let that put you off so you miss it. Whatever your desires allow the universe to do it’s thing and help you. We don’t have to do this alone.
“Praise the Lord for His mercy endures forever“
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